The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29
General News.

Genera News.
BUSINESS dull.
CLEAR and cold.
RIVER still falling.
QUIET on the levec.
ARKANSAS river continues 10 fall.
WHITE river is at n low stage and falling.
The Granite State follows the Ohio TO Gin
cinnati.
TnE Annie P Silver is due today from New
Orleans.
TIE City of Cairo leaves Saturday for
Nicksburg.
THE Eugene is the Saturday packet for Ar
kansas river.
Tue Guiding Star is due down, on her way
10 New Orleans.
DURrNG the tw~enty-four hours ending at
noon yesterday the river here fell four
inches.
TmE rivers are frozen at Davenport, Du-
buque, Kcokuk, Lacrosse, ~Lcayenworth,
Omaha and 81. Paul.
Tue James Lee, from Friars Point, brought
p bales of cotton, 2 bags Of seed cotton and
/, l50 sacks Of cotton seed.
Tim Rosa Lee arrived from the upper coast
with y bales Of cotton, s bags OF seed cotton
and 037 sacks Of cotton seed.
TIE GayOso, Capt. w. p. Hall, leaves this
evening for Tiptonville and all way landings
ON the upper coast. b. q. Michel and X.
A. Menzics are her clerks.
TmE Ohio, Capt. John s. Jones, Is an
nounced to leave here this evening for Cairo,
Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
way landings Oh the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers.
THE Chickasaw, Capt. Ell Postal, arrived
yesterday evening from White river, with
lG7 bales OF cotton and 900 sacks of cotton
seed. She leaves again this evening Tor
White river.
TnE Kate Adams, Capt. Mark Check,
Helena, Tcrrcnc, Concordia, Arkansas City
and all way landings. Capt. Wm. BlankeT
Is chief clerk, and is assisted by Lew Price
and Harry Best.
A CAIRO special says: "Thc ice In the Mis-
sissippi, while considerably scattered, is new,
crthclcss sharp and cutting. The bars and
shores Of the Ohio TO Evansville are reported
fringcd with heavy ice. The Commonwealth
finally decided 10 lay up and pay oil hel
crew, aud the passengers went to Cincinnati
and Evansville by the Cairo aud Nlnccnne'
railroad, and on the Buckeye state. She is
driving five and one-half feet against fouI
and onc.half in the river. The Buckeye
State passed 20 Cincinnati at q o'clock AIN,
with n splendid cargo, which includes CO.
sacks Of cotton seed and 500 bales Of cotton.
Her officers report running through pretty
heavy Ice Immediately below here"
JACK STAFF, Of the Arkansas City, fur
nishes the following memorandum: "Ar
rived at Cairo at O'Clock a. m; met ice al
the foot OF No. S az 3 o'clock a. m. IL is now
especially heavy and Is confined 10 the Mis-
souri, shore by The east wind, which enabled
us To keep ont Of it. There are seven feet al
Island "a, eight feet at the wreck Of the John
]. Roe, and eight feet at Phillips bar
Passed the City Of Florence at midnight last
night below New Madrid, taking corn
The barrel buoys have all been washed away
ut the wrecks below here. The buoys are no
stolen by river thieves, rs the barrel Oft th,
John ]. Roe Is lodged on the corner Of III,
reef, half a mile below the wreck, while thai
on the wreck OF the Simonds was washeC
down several hundred yards and lodged IL
the channel. The buoy on the Paul Jonci
has washed down 10 Commerce, Mo. Thu
fact IL these buoys are not substantial
enough. They should be spar buoys, sucl
rs are IN use In coast harbors. Never II
twenty-five ycsrs has Cairo harbor been con
fined 10 70 narrow a channel as now. Tn
reef commences at the stone depot, and frou
there 20 above the bridge piers the channc
Il confined 10 the Illinois shore closo.-Coio
Ruisfin.